New Ulm weekly review., 1887-11-16

see her uncle, no d oubt; butin a minute
| or two the footman threw open the
/ drawing groom door and announced
| .tAIr. Gossp'
| She came forward, and bowed. and
said sne was sorry neither her uncle
| nor aunt was at home; then stopped
| perplexed. There was something odd
" familiar about him.
m afraid you don't remember me
| Miss Duicie," he said; .'it's long time
since you were at Hepburn" !"
| .Surely-surey, you are not John
Cost mean Mr.. Goss?" hastily COR
| recting herself. He looked such a gen
| tleman!
| He laughed pleasantly. 81 am glad
you remember me, Miss Dulcie."
And am elad-nay, dellehted to
| see you, Mr.. Goss. / am longing to
| hear some news OF dear old Hepburn.
Since my father died l seem to have
been quite cut off from it; my brother
| is q shocking correspondent. How
| is everybody, and what is all the
place like?''
| Swell, am sorry to say-at least,
| OF course l am not exactly sorry
either-but the place is not nearly so
pretty as it used to be, and 1t is my
fault; but really could not help it. .
"You have an immense manufac-
| tory, hear
'Well, yes, it is good size.
and | have had to build a good
many workmen's cottages; in fact,
| the place is quite a town.
l hear that it is a beautifully clean
and orderly town, too, and that you
do great deal OF good, Mr.. Goss,"
! with q kindly smile.
She felt she had been little hard
on him.
"Good? Oh, dear! no, you are
quite mistaken! OF course, built the
schools, and the workmen's club, and
the cottage hospital; but they were
almost matters OF necessity"
He said it in all simplicity.
well, if you don't call that doing
good, should like to know what your
idea of good is. I only wish 1 did q
hundredth part as much. / have all
will, and don't think am absolute
ly stupid; yet here sit all the day
Idle, when could earn my penny as
we'll as any body, only haven't the
| chance. 1t isn't fair"
There were positively tears in her
brown eyes, and she was actually
talking to the young man from the
shop as If he were her father con-
tessor--far more earnestly than she
had ever spoken to any 'parson;"
but spiritual power is much more
personal tn an official.
sob, Miss Dulcie! Do forgive my
saying 50, but a few years quiet
is only strengthening, so long as
your heart and mind don't 90 to
sleep too; and am sure yours will
notn'
"You have always had an exagger-
ated opinion OF my merits, remem-
ber,' laughing and coloring slightly.
lie longed to say "not exaggerated"
but feared it might sound impertinent;
however, he most unconsciously look
ed it most successfully.
II wish / lived down at the hall
again; might do something for your
work-people, even it was only the
hackneyed ground OF clothing clubs
and mothers meetings.
"Do you really wish to live at the
Hall, Miss Dulcie? I am so glad; that
is just what came shout"
"Indeed!"
Privately she had rather wondered
what he had come for1 she had been
SO dull, the visit was an agreeable in
terruption; and John was not the sort
OF man she could, even if she had
wished, either snub or patronize.
II didn't know whether you were
aware-that thought the old Hall?"
"You bought it, Mr.. Goss!"
Certainly there WAS a touch of hau-
teur. She was shocked. The preju.
dices of a life are not Overeum me in half
an hour
sit was merely as an investment,
Miss Dulc1e, I assure you. lshouldn't
think of living there myself-at least,
not at present. What should like
better than anything would be for
you to take the place. am very old
fashioned in some things. like old
families better than new ones"
.'Thank you all the same, but /
could not possibly afford it.. It is
quite out OF the question:
''But the rent or purchase-money,
whichever you preferred, would not be
a consideration at all. It could
stand over indefinitely, and there is
| plenty Of furniture there -
You are exceedingly kind to give
me the first refusal, and I would take
it gladly if could; but it is quite out
OF my power"
John was silent. He leaned forward,
biting his lip,and there was line be-
tween his eyes as he stared hard at
the carpet. It was d critical moment